Jan. 4 Move Update

Building Project News
December 3, 2009

General Move:
Week of January 4, 2010


Address for Sterling Hall:
475 North Charter St
Madison, WI 53706-1507

Address for Administration Relocation Space (in the College of Engineering Building):
1513 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1572

Address for Print & Dye Studio/Instructional Space:
445 Henry Mall, suite 302/306
Madison, WI 53706

Configuring your space
This may be old news (because our students have been working like demons to develop the furniture plans for every space at Sterling Hall) but we are coming into the home stretch for confirming space plans. Department chairs have received layouts for faculty offices and will be distributing those as quickly as possible. The plans will show furniture in each office and workstation. You will need to decide which other pieces of your current furniture (file cabinets, bookcases, etc.) you would like moved – provided it fits. Please remember that all pieces need to be labeled. Some offices will accommodate up to 4 verticals file cabinets and may have room for one, in some cases two bookcases.

For those moving to Mechanical Engineering, space plans and assignments are under development by the Dean – we are doing our best to have those plans distributed as quickly as possible.

Phone/Fax Access
On January 4, 2010 AT&T and DoIT will shut off the phones at 1300 Linden Drive - however voice mail will be active and available. Starting January 5-6, we anticipate phones will be online in the new locations, baring any unforeseen emergencies.

This might be an excellent time to consider adding EVM to your computer! Please contact John Hilgers, director of academic technology jhilgers@wisc.edu or 265-0534 to learn more about this feature.

Phase Two – Move Dates Accelerated for Instructional Spaces
Due to extraordinary efforts from campus and our colleagues at the College of Letters and Science, SoHE will be able to move instructional spaces into Sterling Hall sooner than projected:

Accelerated Move for Instructional Spaces
• DS instructional spaces – MOVING DECEMBER 22/23, and December 28/29
o Note: Print & Dye Lab will be located at 445 N Henry Mall
o Note: Textile Color Lab will move January 4 (Physics currently has this space until the end of December)
• Computer Lab – MOVING DECEMBER 22/23 or December 28/29
• Room 108 – MOVING DECEMBER 22/23 or December 28/29

At this stage we anticipate the January 4 relocation to Sterling will take up to (3) business days, and ask that staff not be in the SoHE building during the actual move. Please contact your supervisor to address any schedule questions. The elevator and stairwells will be used exclusively for relocation, making them unusable for anyone else. Please do not plan to have your car here moving personal items, as the driveway will be blocked with trucks starting at 6:00 a.m. each day.

Phase Two Reminders:
• Please empty your desk (but not until you actually move!)
• If you need extra hands to help you pack, please contact Jonie Bonfield at 262-0017 or via email jbonfield@wisc.edu – Jonie will dispatch students as they are available.
• If a lease, contract or warranty covers any equipment (i.e. department copier) you may have, contact that company as they may be responsible for moving the equipment


File Cabinets
VERTICAL FILE CABINETS can be moved full, they do not have to be emptied. Please be sure the bottom drawers are full – empty drawers may cause a mishap. If the cabinet has a lock, please wrap tape around the lock to be sure it does not accidentally get pushed in/ locked. Tape the key to the top of the file cabinet – you would be surprised at the number of people who end up locking the key inside the file cabinet.

LATERAL FILES must be emptied – they will not be moved unless empty.


General Packing Guidelines
• EVERYTHING GOING TO STERLING USE PURPLE LABELS
• EVERYTHING GOING TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING USE ORANGE LABELS
• ANYTHING GOING TO MIDDLETON WILL USE GREEN LABELS
• ANYTHING GOING TO HLATC LEASE SPACE WILL USE GRAY LABELS
• ANYTHING GOING TO 445 HENRY MALL WILL USE BLUE LABELS
• ANYTHING GOING TO OFFSITE STORAGE LABEL COLOR RED LABELS

The move experts on the SoHE team have analyzed the spaces at Sterling and Mechanical Engineering, and based on their best advice please use the following as your guideline for managing materials:

• Crates and labels will be delivered to your office or area on December 7. You need to use these to pack anything going to your building. Everything must have a label! Remember: No label = No move = No exceptions
• Once you have packed a crate it must close – seriously, it must close
• Each packing crate holds about one file drawer of material, this is especially important for those moving into an open workplan
• If you would like your desk chair to move with you, label it
• All desks, credenzas, bookcases, storage cabinets must be emptied regardless of whether or not it is moving with you
• If a lease, contract or warranty covers any equipment (i.e. department copier) you may have, contact that company as they may be responsible for moving the equipment
• You MUST BE DONE PACKING OFFICES by the end of the day Tuesday, December 29 – no exceptions
• For your planning purposes, office crates must be emptied by Friday, January 15 and instructional space crates, computer carts, bookcarts, etc. unpacked by January 21, 2010 – the movers will be on site both days to collect this equipment


Security and Access
Please note that Sterling and Mechanical Engineering both use a card access system to enter the buildings after hours. This means your WISCARD must be up to date – if you got your card BEFORE July 1, 2008 we will not be able to enter you in the system.

Addition information regarding key distribution will be coming in the next week – in the mean time, now is a good time to locate all the SoHE keys you have and be ready to turn them in to Jonie.

What is considered a “personal item” that won’t be moved?
• Small refrigerators, microwaves, coffee pots
• Plants
• Furniture or items you bought with your own money


New Building: Fun Facts

• Carpet design, drapery design and tile patterns are being considered as possible areas for student competition. Look for more information in the spring!

• The new building landscape plan includes more than 150 different plant species



For more information log onto the Human Ecology website and click the “Movin’ On Up” logo.

Final Review Plans

On October 5 the architects delivered the Final Review set of plans to SoHE. The set includes two volumes of actual drawings, seen to the right, rolled up like super heavy carpets. The plans detail every aspect of the project, from electric to HVAC to lighting plans to you name it, the detail has to be drawn. Each of the two volumes is accompanied by a giant book of specifications, and a product binder. The spec books seen below, are easily 3 inches thick and contain the written information backing up every detail drawing. The product binder, another behemoth, is home to the images for everything in the building - things you'd never think of like door closers, hardware, locks, electric switches, plumbing parts - all the really sexy things in a new building.

So, how is it I am smiling? Oh, don't worry, it's just pure shock. That after more than two years I can see the finish line for the planning stage. From August 2007 until October 2009 everything has been talking, wrestling, dreaming, arguing, imagining and drawing, erasing and starting again. Now it feels more real than ever before to be actually holding the plans in my hands.

Let's just stop on that image - me, holding the plans in my hands.

Top 9 Reasons for Creating a New Building

9. We won't have to fix the leaking faucet in the HDFS bathroom.

8. Building an entirely new building will be cheaper than fixing the noisy ventilation in our meeting rooms.

7. It's the only way to get more parking spaces.

6. I'm hoping for a faculty meeting room in which the eyes in that painting don't follow me around the room.

5. Jonie Bonfield and Michael Jacobs will be the envy of the university in our new Frank Hooper Memorial Smoking Lounge.

4. There's no place in the current building for Roberto's band to play.

3. It's the only way to get some faculty to clean their offices.

2. Some faculty have been around the lead paint in the old building so long that their drop in IQ has become embarrassing.

1. 3 words to describe ribbon cutting day in 2011: Party! Party! Party!

--Contributed by Dave Riley

Safety and Security

Last week the design team sat down with campus police, project team members and security experts to talk about access for the building. We have now officially entered into the detail phase of the project and oh my goodness, was this ever detail. No color drawings to review, no furniture to dream about, no landscape plans to ponder - this 4-hour meeting was a door by door discussion with campus police, Physical Plant, security consultants and project consultants.

We discussed card access versus keys, the merits of close circuit monitors against security cameras, what kind of security system should the textile collection storage have, how the preschool parents enter the building, if a stairway door should be locked from the inside or outside, and so much more.

Now that the semester has started I hear the parade of students getting their keys from Jonie. Every fall she cheerfully assigns more than 100 keys to incoming freshman, grad students and new lecturers. Hang in there Jonie, in a few short years we will be on a card access system!

Phase One Complete!

Thanks to Linda Zwicker, Jonie Bonfield and everyone else who contributed to the successful completion of Phase One of the School’s relocation! The Departments of Consumer Science and Human Development and Family Studies, as well as UW-Extension offices and Covering Kids and Families can now be found at the Middleton Library, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Back from the Windy City, a trip to the Merchandise Mart to look at furniture ideas for the building project. My feet still hurt and I won’t look at a chair the same way again.

For anyone who has never been to the Mart, close your eyes and imagine…the world’s largest commercial building, 25 stories high, about 4.2 million gross square feet over 2 city blocks. Go ahead, admit it, you are exhausted even thinking about it.

The design team (Dorschner/Sasaki) scheduled 17 showroom visits starting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday and the last one was 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Headed down from Madison were Dean Douthitt, Professor Roberto Rengel, Angela Pakes Ahlman from UW-Madison’s FP&M office and me.

After grabbing coffee on the first floor we headed up to the first appointment – I was struck by the fact the building was vacant. Because the showrooms are all open by appointment there is no hallway traffic. Imagine 4.2 million gross square feet mostly empty – like a Hollywood movie where aliens have taken all the people away and all we are left with are the most extraordinarily appointed rooms with the most exquisite furniture.

The spaces are designed with the most wonderful lighting and elements to showcase everything “just so.”

But picture this – one place had every single chair and sofa upholstered in creamy white leather, some trimmed in dark wood – no other color, just supple leather. Nothing is more seductive than sinking into a butter soft chair that cradles and supports in just the right places, yummy. Another place had every piece of furniture done in the same rich steel gray felted wool. One showroom had every piece of office system furniture in white – these folks are good.

The other thing that blew me away was the high level of hospitality exhibited by the vendors we visited. At every appointment we were immediately and warmly greeted, offered a range of beverages and snacks including trail mix, chocolates, gummy bears, mints, nuts and the most extraordinary caramel corn. Each vendor had some kind of fabulous bag for us filled with literature, more water and snacks.

But enough about the meetings, let’s talk about the furniture!

The design team had identified 61 different seating options for us to try – we tried chairs for the reading room, stools for the café, office guest chairs, reception chairs for the Centers, chairs for faculty/staff offices, chairs for conference rooms, chairs for student areas, chairs for niche study spaces, options for the outside green roof, seating for the Gallery, classroom seating and even wonderful “snuggle” chairs for the preschool. We discussed things like the “green” story for the manufacturer and asked lots of questions: Do the café stools come with a foot rest? How high will the classroom chairs stack? Does that chair come with wheels and how much noise would it make sliding on a hard surface? Is the chair adjustable, can the piece be outside in all weather, what’s the warranty, color choices, wood options, does it swivel - you name it, we tested it.

Flexibility is a key value for the project, and boy did we see innovative solutions. Demountable wall systems with solid acoustic privacy, glass or opaque walls that can be reconfigured in a matter of a few hours; workstations where the tabletops raise or lower with pneumatics, slick technology integration and LED lighting solutions.

No more white boards! Everywhere we looked glass was the order of the day. Tabletops and wall panels with back painted glass that function with markers or paint and can be cleaned with Windex – dream of a world with no more ghosts on writing surfaces.

Here we are, just days away from Phase One of relocation and scrambling to find metal bookcases for offices and a decent conference table for the collaboration space. Imagine the day when we get to move in and everything is new, it’s clean — and oh my, it matches!

Dean Douthitt Joins the Big Purge

HLATC Progress

The Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection is now 64% packed! Slowly but surely we are making progress. You might notice some weeks we have huge jumps in numbers while other weeks show more modest increases. Rest assured we're working just as hard the entire time! Our progress rate depends heavily on the types of objects we're working with.

Here are a couple of the latest pieces to come out of storage. See more here.

Need More Crates?

If you need more crates during the period Aug. 3 - 10, please contact Linda Zwicker, lazwicker@wisc.edu, in the absence of Jonie Bonfield, building manager.

Books Move to New Home

Human Development and Family Studies faculty have purged many books from their offices, in preparation for the Department's August move. They placed the books in the Department's foyer, where other faculty and students could take them. But lately the number of books kept growing -- and growing!

At the suggestion of Professor Karen Bogenschneider, Department Admin Jane Weier contacted the Social Work Library, which was happy to take the books. Jane Weier packed them up and with Professor Bogenschneider wheeled them across Linden Drive to the library. It will take any books it can use to fill its collections and ship the remainder to Memorial Library.

Memorial Library will take what it or other campus libraries can use and donate the rest to the Friends of the UW-Madison Library for its next public sale in October. Proceeds from the sale support a lecture series, special purchases for the library collections, and visiting scholar program.

Packing -- Not Purging!

Since the beginning of the relocation process, Human Ecology has been purging and streamlining offices and spaces. But the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection is working not to get rid of materials, but to preserve them.

As of July 8, the HLATC is 62 percent packed, an extraordinary accomplishment! There are more than 13,000 pieces in the Collection, meaning that more than 8,000 have now been packed. In addition to flat pieces, the Collection includes almost 3,000 pieces on long rolls, which will make for a labor-intensive fall, since these will not fit on the elevator and will need to remain level while being carried down the stairs.

First Wave Move Dates

The first phase of relocations will be Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 11 and 12 (13th as a back-up day) to the Middleton Library (directly across the street from Human Ecology) and the basement of the Medical Sciences Building.

The next phases...
•Phase One and a Half: Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection to lease space in the fall of 2009
•Phase Two: Moves to Sterling and UHS over semester break, from December 2009 to January 2010
•Phase Three: Preschool Lab to University Housing, March 2010

Where to Put What When Purging

You can find boxes for magazines and other recyclables that do not require shredding at the back of the mailroom (rm. 130); if no boxes are available, please bring your own. Filled boxes will be picked up periodically from the back of the mailroom. Materials must be boxed, no tied bundles or loose papers. Near the boxes are shredding bins, for file folders, journals and paper of all weights and colors. Paperclips, staples and binder clips need not be removed before shredding. The bins are on wheels and can be rolled to your location, but please return them to the mailroom by 4:30 p.m. each day.

Please do not put the following items into the shredding bins: hard cover books, three-ring binders, wood, plastic, or large metal items. Continue to place newspapers in the blue bin by the elevator. Remove the contents from three-ring binders, which can go to SWAP. If you have papers with longer term value, see the UW Archives and Records Management website for information. If you have questions or furniture or other large items to purge, please contact Jonie Bonfield, facilities manager, 262-0017, jbonfield@wisc.edu.

Photo: John Hilgers properly disposes of confidential documents. Photo taken by Paige Wilder.

Moving in Phase One? Reminders…

•Put new address on websites: Start communicating now that your office or project is moving on August 11 – 12.
•SWAP– please contact Jonie Bonfield, (262-0017) or email jbonfield@wisc.edu, with any questions.
•Move labels will arrive later in July.
•Keys for Middleton spaces will be distributed the week of July 27; however, please note the space will not be turned over to Human Ecology until the move occurs.

Purging Tips

•Stay Focused – this is time for weeding, not reading: Don’t unwrap magazines, journals or other printed material – if you haven’t read it by now, throw it away!
•Did you remember you had it before now? If not, it’s time to toss or take home.
•Once you toss it, don’t retrieve it from the trash unless it’s cash!
•Calendars/date books: Create your own retention policy (i.e. current year plus last two) unless you have it electronically, in which case it’s a candidate for recycling.

Ask yourself three questions when sorting and purging:
1. Did you remember you had it before now?
2. If you toss it, could you find it again from another source?
3. If you decide to keep it, would you know where to find it?

Photo: Sundry items found in SoHE's attic. Photo taken by Paige Wilder.

Thank You for Recycling!

In keeping with our Building Project Principles relating to a healthy and energy responsible environment, Human Ecology has shredded almost four tons of confidential paper. Just last week, we recycled about 3,000 pounds of non-confidential paper.
Working together we have saved 74 trees!

New Building: Fun Facts!

•Total gross square feet: 202,000 +/-
•Number of underground parking stalls: 42
•Number of men’s rooms: 9
•Number of stairs: 5
•Number of elevators: 3
•Number of showers: 2

Photo: Dean Robin A. Douthitt unveils the new building model at January 2009 All-School Retreat.

Environmental Impact Statement

The 45-day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) closed on June 26. Following a review of the comments submitted, the consultants will release a draft of the Final EIS around the third week in July. The FEIS will be open for comment for 30 days, after which point the consultants enter a Record of Decision to UW System Administration.

I Can’t Believe I Kept It Contest: September 30 Deadline

Human Ecology is sponsoring an "I Can’t Believe I Kept It Contest" (our very own Antiques Road Show) as part of our preparation for our upcoming moves to temporary spaces around campus. As you clean and organize the materials in your office, you may come across unique items — a 20-year-old basketball ticket stub, a memento from the person who had your desk in 1965, a rubber stamp that once belonged to Abby Marlatt, who knows? Small items will be displayed in the hallway case near rm. 178. Large items may be photographed. (Modest prizes to be determined.) If you have questions or items to enter, contact Doris Green, dmgreen2@wisc.edu.

Photo: American Family Insurance Mike Leckrone statue. Photo taken by Paige Wilder.

Pre June 2009 Updates

Second Public Hearing on Environmental Impact Statement

2009 — A public meeting to present the release of the second Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Human Ecology addition and renovation project will be held by representatives of UW-Madison; Human Ecology; UW-System Administration, the Division of State Facilities; Ayres Associates; and the A/E design team at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, in rm. 132 of the WARF Building at 610 N. Walnut St. Free parking is available after 5:00 p.m. in the adjacent parking lot. A brief description of the project and potential impacts will be presented. Attendees will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any issues or concerns they believe should be addressed in the Final EIS for this proposed project.

The proposed project will construct an addition to and renovate the original Human Ecology Building including: (1) removal of two facilities--the existing Preschool Laboratory and Human Development and Family Studies Building; (2) new underground parking beneath the building addition that will provide 41 stalls; (3) construction of an approximately 54,990 ASF/81,775 GSF addition to the SoHE building and associated utility work; and (4) subsequent renovation of the existing 74,000 GSF SoHE building.

The Division of State Facilities retained Ayres Associates to prepare an EIS for the proposed project in accordance with sec. 1.11 Wis. Stats., relating to the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). The intent of the EIS process is to identify the potential positive and negative impacts of the project to the physical, biological, social, and economic environments.

The second Draft EIS is available for a 45-day public review and comment period beginning May 12 and ending Jun. 26. Comments and inquiries raised during this comment period will be used to develop the Final EIS, which will be circulated to the public and commenting agencies for a subsequent 30-day review period and public hearing. Following the public hearing, the University of Wisconsin System develops a conclusion on the findings of the EIS. This Record of Decision is circulated to key individuals and agencies involved in the EIS process.

Copies of the second draft EIS are available at the UW-Madison Helen C. White Library and City of Madison Public Library (Central Location) and online at www.ayresprojectinfo.com/UW-sohe. Comments can be submitted until Jun. 26.

Please send comments to: Ms. Kathleen Melland, Environmental Scientist, Ayres Associates, 1802 Pankratz St., Madison, WI 53704-4069. Comment forms can also be obtained via the project website.

Shredding and Recycling Contest: Apr. 30, May 6

2009 — Would you like an extra inducement to clean your office? Purging unneeded paper is an important step in preparing for our relocation. To support our efforts, a Shredding and Recycling Contest will run through Apr. 30, 2009. If you would like to participate, please weigh and track the number of pounds of paper you have placed into the shredding and recycling bins through Apr. 30. Then, e-mail Liv Lindenberg, llindenberg@wisc.edu, or Jonie Bonfield, jbonfield@wisc.edu, a note by Friday, May 1, reporting the number of pounds of papers you have placed into these bins.

The individual with the highest tally will be named at a Shredding Contest Reception beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6 in rm. 178. Ice cream will be served! The winner will receive an iPod Shuffle. All participants will get a cleaner, more efficient work space.

Relocation Space: Tours and Timing

2009 — Many Human Ecology faculty and staff have been asking about opportunities to check out their assigned temporary spaces during our upcoming construction project.

Sterling Hall remains under "hard-hat" construction. We are working with Space Management to identify dates when small groups can schedule a walk-though of their assigned space in Sterling.

The Division of Continuing Studies is scheduled to move out of the third floor of the Middleton Library on Apr. 13. After that date we will be able to tour the space at any time.

For those assigned to University Health Services, space visits will be scheduled over the next three weeks.

Please contact Linda Zwicker at lazwicker@wisc.edu if you have questions or need more information.

What Will Fit into 110 Square Feet?

2009 — Many offices in our relocation space will average between 110 square feet and 145 square feet. To help us gauge the size of a typical office, John Hilgers and his student workers have taped a 110-square-foot outline on the floor in the northwest corner of rm. 178. It indicates space for a door to swing open and contains a box the size of a mini fridge, a cardboard sheet cut to the size of an open file drawer, and other helpful tools.

I Can’t Believe I Kept It Contest: Sept. 30

2009 — Human Ecology is sponsoring an I Can’t Believe I Kept It Contest (our very own Antiques Road Show) as part of our preparation for our upcoming moves to temporary spaces around campus. As you clean and organize the materials in your office, you may come across unique items — a 20-year-old basketball ticket stub, a memento from the person who had your desk in 1965, a rubber stamp that once belonged to Abby Marlatt, who knows? The winner of a similar contest sponsored during the relocation of the Registrar’s Office entered a 17-year-old donut, petrified and preserved under glass.

Small items will be displayed in the hallway case near rm. 178. Large items may be photographed. If you have questions or items to enter, please contact Doris Green, dmgreen2@wisc.edu.

Movin' On Up!

2008 — Human Ecology folks attending the Holiday Potluck on Dec. 16 voted for one of three themes created by the Relocation Team for use in communications related to our transition to temporary, and then to permanent space. The theme selected, Movin’ On Up (remember The Jefferson’s TV show?), won over two other suggestions, "Our SoHE Journey — the New SoHE," and "New Digs."

Watch for a logo to accompany our theme, thanks to the generosity of Diana Zlatanovski and her partner.

Move Schedule

2008 — The Human Ecology Relocation Team reports that the School has received approval from UW-Madison to proceed on an accelerated project schedule, subject to campus’ ability to provide "swing space." The Preschool will relocate to space at University Houses and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies will relocate to the Middleton Building, 1305 Linden Drive, in the summer of 2009. The majority of Human Ecology units will move over the semester break from December 2009 through January 2010. The compressed relocation schedule will enable the project to save time and money. Human Ecology E-News, Nov. 10 (www.sohe.wisc.edu/new/facstaff/enews.html)

Kohl’s Department Stores Supports Retail Excellence with $3 Million Gift

2008 — Kohl's Department Stores has provided a $3 million gift to UW-Madison to establish the Kohl's Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence. In addition to an endowment to provide administrative and programming support, the gift will fund a state-of-the-art facility within an expanded and renovated School of Human Ecology building. University Communications

UW-Madison to Renovate Five Old Buildings

2008 — Human Ecology’s building project is among five historic buildings touted for their excellence and scheduled for renovation, in contrast to several 1960’s buildings slated for demolition. Wisconsin State Journal

Architects Selected

Winter 2007 – 2008 — Human Ecology has selected the architectural team of Dorschner and Associates of Madison and Sasaki Associates of Boston to design the addition and renovation of its historic building (p. 2 in the School’s Impact newsletter).

State Budget Enumerates Human Ecology Building Project

2007 — Speaking about the budget process, State Senator Fred Risser noted, "This budget invests in the University of Wisconsin and … a number of important building projects were enumerated for the UW campus, including the School of Human Ecology….” The Capital Times

Laura Linden and the 100 Women Campaign

2007 — Nancy Nicholas has honored her aunt, Laura Linden, with a gift to the School of Human Ecology’s 100 Women campaign. University of Wisconsin Foundation

Addition and Renovation Update

2007 — The Wisconsin Building Commission approved the total $48 million Human Ecology building proposal, which was then included within the state capital budget, approved by the legislature and Governor Jim Doyle (p. 2 in the School’s Impact newsletter). Of the total amount, $22.5 million would come from private gifts, $2.5 million from program revenue, and the remainder from state-supported borrowing.

Couple Provides Gift for Preschool Laboratory

2007 — Elliot and Frances Lehman have provided a $1 million lead gift for a teaching and research preschool laboratory, a key component of a new addition to the School of Human Ecology's historic building. University Communications

Cameron Designates Award to Human Ecology

2005 — Lindsey Stoddard Cameron, UW-Madison coordinator of new faculty services, received one of two inaugural Champion Awards given by the Women’s Philanthropy Council. Stoddard Cameron designated her $5,000 grant to the Human Ecology building project, where it will help create infant care space and programming in the new preschool facility. University Communications

Nicholases Provide Lead Gift for Human Ecology Building Project

2004 — Nancy Johnson Nicholas and her husband, Albert "Ab" Nicholas, have provided an $8 million lead gift for a new addition and remodeling of the school's historic building. University Communications